119th Congress
H.R. 8971
Veterans Visa and Protection Act of 2026
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Adelita S. Grijalva(D-AZ)
- Introduced
- May 21, 2026
- Policy area
- Immigration
- Committees
- House Committee on Armed Services; House Committee on the Judiciary; House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (15)
Original cosponsors (12)
- Al Green (D-TX)
- André Carson (D-IN)
- Danny K. Davis (D-IL)
- Dina Titus (D-NV)
- Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)
- Gwen Moore (D-WI)
- J. Luis Correa (D-CA)
- John B. Larson (D-CT)
- Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL)
- LaMonica McIver (D-NJ)
- Marilyn Strickland (D-WA)
- Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL)
Added later (3)
- Troy A. Carter (D-LA) · Aug 27, 2026
- Seth Magaziner (D-RI) · Sep 15, 2026
- Seth Moulton (D-MA) · Oct 9, 2026
Summary
No Congressional Research Service summary yet. CRS usually publishes one a few weeks after a bill is introduced.
Official title: To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a veterans visa program to permit veterans who have been removed from the United States to return as immigrants, and for other purposes.
Latest action(Jun 12, 2026): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Jun 12, 2026
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. - May 21, 2026 · House
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. - May 21, 2026
Introduced in House